Teachers Training (TTP)

2nd annual French Teachers Workshop by IATF, Le Frehindi & Goyalsaab !

Le Frehindi Education, Goyal Saab & IATF-Northern Chapter brings to you the 2nd annual French Teachers Workshop just before the start of session in schools.

This year the focus of the Workshop will be on the fact that the Govt. of India in the past few years has bought new systems of education like CCA but has it really changed the way students learn & retain the language? A psychological & pedagogical view on what can be done to increase the retention and interest of the students in French language. Also how parents can be counselled in PTM’s etc so as to increase their understanding of equal importance of a global language seriously for an increasingly more globalized world. What are the most tried & tested ways to make French class more interesting?

The Workshop will be conducted & addressed by the following luminaries:

Welcome address & Inauguration:

Mr. Jean-Yves Gillon, Attaché de coopération éducative/Attaché for Cooperation in Education, Ambassade de France en Inde ( Embassy of France in India ).

Lead Trainers & presenters:

Prof. Amrita Raghunandan, National President IATF
Mrs.Uma Narayana, Renowned Child Psychologist; Counsellor & Teacher’s skill Trainer & developer.

Prof. Hemant Bisht, M.Phil from University of Nantes, France & Lead Mentor & Trainer at Le Frehindi.

Agenda & Schedule

8:00 am – 9:00 am
Registration, Breakfast and TERI Gram tour

9:00 am -9:30am
Lamp lighting followed by inaugural speech and welcome note to all the participants by Mr. Jean-Yves GILLON, attaché de coopération éducative; Embassy of France in India.

9:30 am – 11 am
Workshop by renowned Child Psychologist Mrs. Uma Narayana on Capacity Building and Strategic Teaching techniques for languages – Psychological Perspective

11 am – 11.30 am
Tea Break

11:30 am – 1 pm
2nd Session of Mrs Uma Narayana’s Workshop

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch at TERI’s restaurant

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Introduction followed by Workshop on “Activités Ludiques” by Prof. Amrita RAGHUNANDAN, National President of IATF.
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Tea Break

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
A summary on the Interactive French teaching methodology adopted by Le Frehindi by Prof. Hemant BISHT, M.Phil from France & Lead French Teacher’s Trainer at Le Frehindi

5:30 PM
Vote of Thanks & Distribution of certificates to all the participants & TTP Teachers by Mrs. Shobhna UPRETI and Mr. Haru MEHRA

Location : RETREAT, TERI, Gurgaon Faridabad Road, New Delhi

Registration Fee: – IATF members: Rs 1750/-, Non-members: Rs 2000/-

Event Date: Friday, 27/06/2014

For more info or offline registrations feel free to call Ms. Sujata or Ms. Alisha at 09811237037/09810129231 or 011-45537037

Special Offer for early birds : Those who register on or before 16th June 2014 will get a special souvenir from the sponsors

Author: Haru MEHRA

Namasté / Bonjour / Hello, I am Harbinder Singh MEHRA ( Haru ), the President, author & principal blogger & trainer for the LAF's project Inde-Contemporaine under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in Paris. Apart from that, I am also the CEO of Paris & Lyon based Le Frehindi which is an Indo-French organisation licensed by ATOUT-France with associate offices in New Delhi, Mumbai & Dubai in the Middle East. Something about LAF ( L'Association Frehindi ) : The objective of the L'Association Frehindi ( English ) To promote global understanding with special focus on youth of France & Francophone countries with the youth from Indian subcontinent by showcasing a contemporary aspect of both regions in areas of cultural & linguistic integration, appreciating of heritage & getting to know the importance of natural wellbeing via online & offline activities such as workshops, fairs, events, meet-ups, counselling sessions, intercultural workshops in partnerships/collaborations with local institutions, cultural organisations, embassies & companies in both the regions. The association seeks to work in the following areas : I. Events/fairs/conferences/workshops under the patronage of the Indian Embassy in France. 1)To celebrate & promote contemporary India & France with today's youth. 2)To let discover the traditional historic Indo-French strengths, economic opportunities & partnership possibilities. 3)To promote arts & artists from either region. 4) To jointly host events & fairs every year in France, Francophone countries & the Indian subcontinent to promote friendship/partnerships between different regions linking the general population with a special focus on youth. II. Alps-Himalayas Project 1) To increase cultural & economic affinity of youth & businesses between Rhone-Alps & Himalayas regions of India, Bhutan & Nepal. 2) To conduct & promote joint Indo-French expeditions & excursions. 3) To help the tribals & locals in Himalayan regions to preserve the environment by sustainable means. III. Intercultural Activités 1) To conduct linguistic-based inter cultural activités with the help of virtual tours & offline sessions between youth & teachers for both French, Hindi & various other regional languages. 2) To conduct sessions / classes on inter-cultural understanding, ways of doing business, dances & letting discover the rich heritage. 3) To conduct fundraising activities for all such cultural & heritage discovery exchanges. IV. Indo-French youth club : 1) To help the Indian students coming to France to integrate culturally, logistically & linguistically by providing pre & post landing counselling workshops & vice-versa for French students going to the Indian subcontinent. 2) To help the youth discover skill development programs, internships & recruitment opportunities available in all the regions. 3) To work in partnership with local SME'S for supporting & training of the youth of India & France. 4) To enable students & teachers in France to help online & offline the underprivileged children in the Indian subcontinent by imparting training based on languages & soft skill development. 5) To conduct Indo-french youth camps in all Francophone regions with a special focus on Rhone-Alps regions, Himalayas & Auroville in Pondicherry. V. Promoting Natural Wellbeing & boosting immunity naturally : 1) The association will seek to promote the benefits of Yoga & Ayurveda in France among youth & conduct awareness sessions with experts from India & Srilanka. 2) The association will celebrate World Yoga Day & World Ayurveda day by conducting events & workshops for the youth. 3) The association will produce both online & offline content like blogs, books, broachers etc to Promote yoga & Ayurveda. 4) The association will work closely with Bio-shops to promote vegan & vegetarian food among the youth. Come be a part of the LAF growing team & become ambassadors for the Indian subcontinent & its ability to take modernity with traditional values and ethos. Write to us at haru@frehindi.com. All the best. Harbinder Singh MEHRA, President, L'Association Frehindi Lyon VILLETTE GARE IMMEUBLE LE BONNEL 20 rue de la Villette 69003 Lyon Tel : +330601360996